גִּדַּ֖ע — 2 Chronicles 34:7 Hebrew Word Study

גִּדַּ֖ע

𐤂𐤃𐤏

gida

he-cut-down

a primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything; cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.

2 Chronicles 34:7 · Word #11

Lexicon `H1438`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`p` — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation	`p` — Perfect — Completed action
Person	`3` — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

he hewed-down

Root	גדע (g-d-ʿ)
Core Meanings	cutting down, felling, severing, destroying by cutting
Semantic Range	to fell a tree, to cut off, to hew down, to sever, to destroy, to eliminate by cutting
Conceptual Significance	Often used for felling trees or cutting off enemies or nations, this verb conveys decisive removal. It can symbolize divine judgment or the abrupt ending of power, lineage, or pride through forceful intervention.
Morphological Notes	Piel stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd masculine singular; the doubled middle radical (דּ) marks the intensive Piel formation.
Rendering Rationale	The root גדע conveys the act of cutting down or felling, especially of trees, and by extension destroying by severing. The form גִּדַּע is Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating an intensive or deliberate action completed in the past; thus "he hewed-down" preserves both the force of the Piel stem and the masculine singular subject.

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Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Deuteronomy 7:5	תְּגַדֵּע֔וּ/ן	tegadeun	you shall cut down
Deuteronomy 12:3	תְּגַדֵּע֑וּ/ן	tegadeun	you shall cut down
Judges 21:6	נִגְדַּ֥ע	nigeda	is cut off
1 Samuel 2:31	וְ/גָֽדַעְתִּי֙	vegadaeti	and I will cut off
Isaiah 9:9	גֻּדָּ֔עוּ	gudau	have been cut down
Isaiah 10:33	גְּדוּעִ֔ים	geduim	will be hewn down
Isaiah 14:12	נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ	nigedaeta	you have been cut down
Isaiah 22:25	וְ/נִגְדְּעָ֣ה	venigedeah	and-will-be-cut-down
Isaiah 45:2	אֲגַדֵּֽעַ	agadea	I will cut
Jeremiah 48:25	נִגְדְּעָה֙	nigedeah	has been cut off
Jeremiah 50:23	נִגְדַּע֙	nigeda	is cut off
Ezekiel 6:6	וְ/נִגְדְּעוּ֙	venigedeu	and cut down
Amos 3:14	וְ/נִגְדְּעוּ֙	venigedeu	and-they-will-be-cut-off
Zechariah 11:10	וָ/אֶגְדַּ֖ע	vaegeda	and I broke
Zechariah 11:14	וָֽ/אֶגְדַּע֙	vaegeda	and-I-cut-asunder
Psalms 75:11	אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ	agadea	I will cut off
Psalms 107:16	גִּדֵּֽעַ	gidea	he cut
Lamentations 2:3	גָּדַ֣ע	gada	He has cut off
2 Chronicles 14:2	וַ/יְגַדַּ֖ע	vayegada	and he cut down
2 Chronicles 31:1	וַ/יְגַדְּע֣וּ	vayegadeu	and-they-cut-down
2 Chronicles 34:4	גִּדֵּ֑עַ	gidea	he cut down
2 Chronicles 34:7	גִּדַּ֖ע	gida	he-cut-down